Reply #37: I disagree on a few points

[alkaline9]

#1 I don't think they will rebuild ... who will insure them? The insurance companies won't risk insuring buildings without charging rates that are simply too expensive for most people to live there. If any rebuilding does occur, it'll be for those with LOTS of money to burn (casinos, huge shore homes, etc).

#2 The capitalists will not be willing to give up their money to help out the less fortunate, they will just horde their profits even more. The rich will continue to get richer (Walmart, Exxon, etc) and screw the poor people. Bush has turned this country into a great divide. The wealthy (like kings) have all the money/power and refuse to let the poor break out of their class. More people join "the poor" everyday in this country as we become more and more divided.

#3 If these cities are rebuilt, how long do you think it will take? Two buildings in NYC haven't begun being rebuilt after 4 years, and these are ENTIRE cities! People will have no choice but to move away ... to leave their homeland and heritage. Who moves back in once any construction is complete will be the ultra rich. Ever see any new houses being built with 2 or 3 bedrooms and one bathroom? Me either! They only build monster new homes anymore. The people who have been devastated by this hurricane will not be able to go back and live there EVER!

#4 The bigger picture is that, regardless of efforts to keep damaging storms away, they will continue to batter these lands and destroy. Global warming is paramount. It will eventually (sooner than later I believe) destroy the coasts. The pResident, as well as most major corporations, have no plans to actually DO anything about fixing the environment. Just as they have no care to feed the hungry, help the poor, etc etc.

Call me cynical, but this is just how I feel.